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Last month, Florida State announced the football program’s decision to retain head coach Mike Norvell despite a 5-7 record.
Former FSU star quarterback and current New York Giants player Jameis Winston took a moment to speak out about the state of the football program he once led to a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national championship.
In a pointed message shared to X, Winston congratulated the FSU women’s soccer team for winning its fifth championship while also taking a jab at the school’s other soccer team.
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New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston (19) warms up before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers on September 28, 2025 in East Rutherford, NJ (Adam Hunger, File/AP Photo)
“Thank you @FSUSoccer for consistently being our best soccer team over the years!” wrote the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner.
The football team recently celebrated its fifth NCAA title, hoisting the trophy in 2018, 2021, 2023 and now 2025.
Winston was much more used to winning games than he was losing them during his time in Tallahassee.
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Including the win in the national title game, Winston posted a 27-1 record in college. Winston declared for the NFL Draft after the 2014 season and was the No. 1 overall pick in 2015.
Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) gestures during the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
In the 11 seasons since Winston’s departure, FSU has compiled a 76-60 record. Norvell has coached the team to just two winning seasons in his six years at the helm.
Jameis Winston of the New York Giants runs for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Nov. 23, 2025, in Detroit. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
The Seminoles’ 2025 season started on a high note, with the team celebrating an upset win over Alabama. FSU went on to win the next two games, but the 3-0 start was followed by a four-game losing skid.
Florida State is just 7-16 over the past two years, failing to win a road game in that span. In a statement released shortly after the school announced Norvell would return, Florida State President Richard McCullough acknowledged the football program’s need for improvement.
“Coach Norvell embraces our support in that process and agrees that success must be achieved. He continues to demonstrate an unwavering belief in the future of this program and so do we,” McCullough said. “This decision reflects a concerted commitment to compete in the rapidly evolving landscape of college football while maintaining the continuity of the program.”
